[pd-discuss] Film copyright law

Fri Aug 26 14:44:46 UTC 2011

Hi

Thanks forgetting back.

Apparently it is because a copyright indication was left off the prints. So
basically it wasn't registered for copyright, which apparently makes a
difference in the US, but in the UK it seems copyright is an automatic
default.

On 26 August 2011 16:25, Angelopoulos, C.J. <C.J.Angelopoulos at uva.nl> wrote:

> **
> Hi Adam,
>
> Night of the Living Dead will be protected in the EU for 70 years after the
> death of the last to survive from among the following: the principle
> director, author of the screenplay, author of the dialogue and composer of
> the music created for use in the work. So it definitely isn't in the public
> domain.
>
> In fact it seems rather recent in US terms too... I'm not an expert on US
> term of protection rules, but are you sure it's in the public domain in the
> US?
>
> Best,
>
> Christina
>
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> *Subject:* [pd-discuss] Film copyright law
>
>
> Hi, wondering if any lawyers might be able to help me out,
>
>  I am need to know whether Night of the Living Dead (1968) is in the
> public domain in the EU. It is so in the US, because a copyright indication
> was not on the prints. But unclear if this is also the case for other
> countries.
>
>  Thanks,
>
>  Adam
>
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